Sometimes, we get so busy competing against our competition that we forget to learn from them. We are trained to point out our own strengths and the weaknesses of our competition, but this only tells part of the story. Sometimes, we get so busy competing against our competition that we forget to learn from them. We are trained to point out our own strengths and the weaknesses of our competition, but this only tells part of the story.
In business or any other competitive environment, it is always good to ask ourselves the following questions:
1. Other than ourselves, who in our field would we recommend someone to do business with?
2. Why would we recommend our competition?
3. What things do they do better than we do?
4. What can we learn from them?
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Sometimes, we get so busy competing against our competition that we forget to learn from them. We are trained to point out our own strengths and the weaknesses of our competition, but this only tells part of the story. <\/p>\n
In business or any other competitive environment, it is always good to ask ourselves the following questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Other than ourselves, who in our field would we recommend someone to do business with? <\/p>\n 2. Why would we recommend our competition?<\/p>\n 3. What things do they do better than we do?<\/p>\n 4. What can we learn from them?